Description
| Product ID: | 9780190095390 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Oxford Handbooks |
| Title: | The Oxford Handbook of Hume |
| Authors: | Author: Paul Russell |
| Page Count: | 832 |
| Subjects: | Western philosophy: Enlightenment, Western philosophy: Enlightenment, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge, Ethics and moral philosophy, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Ethics & moral philosophy |
| Description: | The Oxford Handbook of Hume's 38 newly commissioned chapters are divided into six parts: Central Themes; Metaphysics and Epistemology; Passion, Morality and Politics; Aesthetics, History, and Economics; Religion; Hume and the Enlightenment; and After Hume. The volume also features a thorough introduction from editor Paul Russell and a chapter on Hume's biography. The Scottish philosopher David Hume (1711-1776) is widely regarded as the greatest and most significant English-speaking philosopher and often seen as having had the most influence on the way philosophy is practiced today in the West. His reputation is based not only on the quality of his philosophical thought but also on the breadth and scope of his writings, which ranged over metaphysics, epistemology, morals, politics, religion, and aesthetics. The Handbook''s 38 newly commissioned chapters are divided into six parts: Central Themes; Metaphysics and Epistemology; Passion, Morality and Politics; Aesthetics, History, and Economics; Religion; Hume and the Enlightenment; and After Hume. The volume also features an introduction from editor Paul Russell and a chapter on Hume''s biography. |
| Imprint Name: | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Publisher Name: | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-03-10 |